Santa Clara, CA 3/30/07—Agilent Technologies has created a Materials Sciences Solutions Unit within its Life Science and Chemical Analysis (LSCA) business. The new unit will focus on the development of the company’s microscopy and optical spectroscopy businesses. Agilent’s Nanotechnology Measurement Division, which provides atomic force microscopes (see IBO 11/30/05), will become part of the new […]
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America’s (PhRMA) “2007 Pharmaceutical Industry Profile” reports that, in 2006, total sales for PhRMA member companies increased 4.2% to $245.8 billion. In 2006, PhRMA member companies spent an estimated $43.0 billion on R&D, a 7.8% increase. R&D as a percentage of sales among member companies in 2006 is estimated […]
According to the Industrial Research Institute’s (IRI) 23rd annual “R&D Trends Forecast,” R&D spending will increase in 2007. IRI’s R&D index is determined by subtracting the percentage of companies that plan to decrease or maintain their R&D spending from the percentage of companies that plan to increase their spending by at least 5%. This index […]
Alpha Innotech’s 2006 revenues grew 10% to $13.3 million due to increased sales to international distributors and GE Healthcare, but were offset by declining US sales (see page 12). Revenues from outside the US accounted for 43.9% of sales.
CyBio AG’s 2006 revenues grew 8.2% to €15.5 million ($20.6 million). North American sales increased 18.0% to make up 45.4% of revenues, European sales rose 2.4% to represent 49.7% and Asian sales declined to 4.9% of revenues. Germany accounted for 21.6% of total sales. The instrument business accounted for approximately half of company revenues. In […]
China’s ranking for nanotech R&D investments is on the rise, according to a report by Lux Research. China’s climb is credited to lower business costs. In terms of government expenditure, the US, Japan and Germany were the top three in 2006, spending $1.78 billion, $975 million and $563 million, respectively. But when lower business costs […]
Canada plans to spend CAD 9.2 billion ($8.0 billion) on science and technology in 2007–08. University laboratories received a CAD 510 million ($443.1 million) disbursement for purchasing new scientific equipment and CAD 15 million ($13.0 million) to cover “indirect” research costs. The three councils in Canada that give research grants each had their budgets boosted […]
PerkinElmer launched the turnkey OneSource Laboratory Relocation service. Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced the 3D Model Integrated Services Solution, a customized maintenance solution based on a detailed needs assessment. Agilent expanded its Enterprise Edition qualification program, enabling a single protocol to meet compliance requirements, to include GC, LC and MS systems.
According to David Bannon, COO and cofounder of Headwall Photonics, the headwall is usually the most difficult part of a mountain climb. It is from this willingness to take on difficult technological challenges, as well as the need for cooperation that climbing entails, that Headwall Photonics takes its name. The company’s prospects have been rising […]
At the beginning of the month, the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) was formed as a merger between the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils and the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. The STFC hopes to provide strategic leadership and a cohesive approach to UK investments in large national and […]
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